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• Canada’s new environment minister ‘disappointed’ by results of UN climate talks

  The marathon talks stretched well beyond the planned Friday end date, as major polluters resisted calls to ramp up efforts to keep global warming at bay.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2019
  
• Greta Thunberg tweets photo of herself sitting on floor of crowded German train

  Thunberg posted the tweet late Saturday with the comment "travelling on overcrowded trains through Germany. And I'm finally on my way home!''

  Environment

  Dec 15, 2019
  
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• UN climate summit ends with no deal to regulate global carbon markets

  After two weeks of negotiations in Madrid on tackling global warming, delegates from almost 200 nations passed declarations calling for greater ambition in cutting planet-heating greenhouse gases and in helping poor countries that are suffering the effects of climate change.

  World

  Dec 15, 2019
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• Countries remain in deadlock as UN climate summit talks continue past deadline

  Countries remained deadlocked Saturday in talks over combating climate change as U.N. talks dragged on beyond the official deadline with no end in sight.

  World

  Dec 14, 2019
• Indigenous activists protest proposal of massive Alberta oilsands mine at COP25 in Madrid

  A pair of protests were held this week at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid that saw Indigenous activists speak out in opposition to a massive oilsands mine proposed for northern Alberta.

  Environment

  Dec 10, 2019
• Greta Thunberg says while ‘our voices’ are heard, there is ‘no victory’ yet

  Madrid is hosting two-week, United Nations-sponsored talks aimed at streamlining the rules on global carbon markets.

  World

  Dec 6, 2019
• Decision on raising carbon price won’t be made for at least 2 years: environment minister

  Jonathan Wilkinson said his first priority in the new Parliament will be figuring out how Canada is going to meet its target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2019
• Chile cancels Asia-Pacific summit amid nationwide protests

  U.S. and Chinese negotiators were hoping to finalize a modest trade agreement in time for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Santiago.

  Politics

  Oct 30, 2019